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This market insight provides an overview of the global biofuels market, including identified key technological, economic, and legislative trends and their implications. The historical development of the biofuels market, from first generation to third generation, is outlined. National mandates, which are crucial to driving biofuel production, are id...

The North American region is a large consumer for the rental oil and gas industry. Technological advances, local energy policies, and environmental regulations ensure consistent growth in the oil and gas industry. This market insight covers the current state and future potential of the upstream, midstream, and downstream North American equipment r...

Opening up the power generation sector to independent power producers is imperative as Eskom has shown some of its limits, such as severe funding shortfall, an extremely tight power system, and new-build projects being continuously delayed while power demand shoots. The dominant position of Eskom in power generation, transmission, and distribution ...

In the globalized world, the oil and gas (O&G) industry relies on information technology (IT) to meet its business goals. The O&G industry has realized that IT is the key to manage future oil platforms, and also for an efficient production of existing reserves. The need for a collaborative environment is expected to be a prerequisite in the near fu...

Increased power demand and limited grid access due to insufficient infrastructure, along with more severe and unpredictable weather disasters are likely to drive the demand for prime power generator sets during 20162020. This market insight evaluates current issues along with revenue forecasts and key regional trends that are expected to impact No...

While grid modernization is still high on the agenda, utilities in the United States are also looking for smarter solutions that in part can maximize existing assets without having to replace every single power and distribution transformer. As a result, an untapped need to inject improved situational awareness of assets is shaking up industry dynam...

The nuclear industry has weathered the fallout of the Fukushima accident, with Japan expected to re-start reactors in 2015. Other countries will continue to pursue their investment plans. High capital costs, lingering safety concerns, and the trend toward de-centralized energy have limited nuclear power's potential in Europe and North America. Chin...